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Okemose, MI August 28, 2017

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I have been doing so good! Sister Newby is from Monroe, Utah. I don't know if that's how you spell it but it looks right haha. She has an older sister and a younger sister. She is the only one in her family that is active in the church right now so it's really hard. You could send it to either. If you're worried that it's going to get lost, send it to the mission office. If you're not worried, send it straight to my apartment. It's crazy that Bode is already a freshmen in high school. He's gonna either love it or hate it, that's for sure! That sucks that Dads ear started bleeding! But mine were only bruised from the pressure from the plane ride from Wyoming to Spokane. I just sent a letter out this morning to dad but I will most definitely be sending Brek a handwritten letter soon! I got the necklace, letter and picture. I loved them so much! It really brightened up my day!  On Friday  we had a multi-zone conference in Grand Rapids and I got to s

Okemos, MI August 21, 2017

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That is super awesome that Bode was on TV! Did he get my letter yet? Also, what is Grandma and Grandpas address cause I wrote a letter to them and then realized I didn't know their address. Maybe I should start writing these things down...  Everything so far has been really amazing! We started teaching a Chinese family this week so it's definitely been an adventure! Thankfully, their kids have American names unlike their parents. Their grandma is the first one we met when she showed up to church last week! We met the parents and the only one in the family who can speak really good english is the dad/husband so it's pretty interesting. We are working on another one of our investigators getting baptised right now but she is super nervous about what her family will think. Honestly, she goes to church every week already, attended Institute and asked us if you could have a calling in the church without being baptised. She is super dedicated to the church but isn't sure a
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Sister Freeman's mission president and wife, Pres and Sister Brennen and her trainer Sister Newby and all the missionaries she arrived in the field with.

Okemos, MI Aug. 14, 2017

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I did get the packages from Amazon! Thanks for sending them to me!! I have to send some things back though because they're either too tight (like the pants) or too short. So that kinda stinks. They say that it's better to send things to the mission office first so that they don't get lost in the mail. But I've gotten both packages. The book of pictures I did get at the MTC I just forgot to email you about it. But thanks so much because it really did help to have pictures with me all the time. I have not been able to write Haylee because I don't even have an email or address to send her anything. We do have a dishwasher but we don't have a washer or dryer so we have to go to a members house and wash our clothes there.  Last night was a pretty interesting night by far! We were out door knocking and we met a man and his family. The man knew a lot about the church but it wasn't good things that he knew. He was mentored by a woman who is a descendant of Br

1st week Okemos, MI-Aug 7, 2017

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Sister Freeman's Address 4201 Southport Cir #1A Okemos, MI  48864 (pronounced O-Kay-Mose) Okemos is just west of Lansing.  It is a suburb of Lansing and has approximately 21,000 people.     Hey mom! Thanks for all the pictures! It's good to know how everyone is doing at home. I just read another email by grandma Nielson and she said that they have smoke from the Canada fires there, too. That's pretty crazy. Do you know what area the fire is in? I had two friends who were mission companions (Sister Christensen and Sister McMullin) just go to Calgary, Canada last Tuesday. Hopefully it's not by them.  Michigan is amazing. It's so beautiful here. Every way you look there's so many trees! It's awesome! I'm at the library right now and all the paintings that I've seen so far have trees in them! We went out finding (tracting)  on Wednesday  night and we met a potential investigator so that's pretty cool. I honestly love finding which is probab

Arrival-Aug. 2, 2017

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August 2, 2017 Dear Brother and Sister Freeman: We wish to inform you that your missionary, Sister Summer Marie Freeman, has arrived and was received safely in the Michigan Lansing Mission.  All is going well. We will be sending more information to you as your missionary is assigned a trainer companion and area where they will be serving. Sincerely, President Sterling A. Brennan and Sister Annette L. Brennan Dear Parents and Loved Ones: Your missionary son or daughter safely arrived at the Lansing Airport late this afternoon.  Below is a picture of the group, along with Sister Brennan and me, our assistants, and two sister training leaders., taken shortly after their arrival. ​ After getting everyone packed up, we went to a local stake center in Lansing (due to the large group), had dinner, and began new missionary orientation.  During that time, I personally met with most of them.  I will finish those private interviews in the morning.  Tonight, each of

Last week in the MTC-Aug 1, 2017

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I'm feeling a bit nervous which is to be expected haha but I am sad too because I'm gonna miss not seeing everyone in my district all the time. Four of the elders are going to be serving in Idaho Falls so if you ever go up there look out for Elders Eck, Davidsen, Lewis and Garrow. If you ever see them make sure to take a selfie and send the pic to me!! I can honestly say that I needed these people in my life. As much fun as college is, the MTC trumps all. I have never felt so close to people in my entire life. It seems like I've known them my whole life!  I am leaving at 4 in the morning and our flight is around 9. I am going to be calling you all so make sure to look out for an odd number. I'm guessing that I will call you when we land in Lansing. I am honestly 99% sure that I'm gonna cry when I hear everyone's voices. Make sure Brek is around so that I can also talk to him a little bit too! I wrote Bode and Lexi a letter and just sent it this morning so ho